Moon opposite Mercury natal can give an outwardly bubbly personality that disguises an inner fragility. Or it can make you a normally quiet and introspective person who becomes overly talkative and entertaining in the presence of others.

The main challenge with this aspect is an inner conflict between your thoughts and feelings. Your emotions and instincts are often out of alignment with your rational thinking. Your heart may say one thing, but your head another.

You can appear overly analytical one moment, then over-emotional and irrational the next. This can make you very confused, irritable, sensitive, anxious, curious, and talkative. An inability to find inner balance and reach a tranquil state of mind can leave you very nervous, with a tendency to addiction.

The polarity between rational thinking and intuitive feeling can cause an inability to understand and express your true feelings. It can distort your perception of reality and impair judgment and decision-making. You may become opinionated, parochial, or prejudiced.

A Moon opposite Mercury can cause difficulty understanding others’ feelings. You can sometimes come across as insensitive and even offensive because of a lack of tact and diplomacy. Your views can be controversial, yet you can also be overly sensitive to criticism. Miscommunication can result in arguments and relationship conflicts.

Blending your intuitive insights with your analytical intellect is the key to resolving these problems. This will lead to better self-standing, clearer self-expression, and more direct communication. Keeping busy and productive will also help.

Moon Opposite Mercury Transit

Moon opposite Mercury transit makes it harder to understand your feelings and to share them. Confusion and irritability can make it challenging to find inner balance and relax, making it harder to understand everyday problems.

You may become overly analytical one moment, then over-emotional and irrational the next. This can result in arguments caused by emotional bias or a simple lack of understanding. Other symptoms include anxiety, incessant talking, prejudice, racism, and addiction. Extra care needs to be taken in negotiations, critical decisions, and sensitive discussions.

Spending some quiet time in reflection may help you understand your feelings and relax. You could also talk with a counselor or mentor about any feelings or attitudes holding you back. Otherwise, try to keep yourself busy and productive.

It moves an aversnesse from study and Learning, and declines the Native even from the company of such men, subject to the ire and frowne of vulgar people, incites to popular Stirres and Tumults against the Native, in danger of being questioned for some counterfeit Contracts or Writings, or cozenage of Moneys, Imprisoned therefore, sentenced to Death, or Banished; sometimes madnesse succeeds this Direction, or a Delirium of mind, oppressed with injurious scandals, with Bils and Reckonings, &c. and cunning Atturneys or Ministers. [Christian Astrology, William Lilly, 1647, p.699.]

This interpretation for the Moon opposite Mercury transit applies to a lunar eclipse and a full moon opposite Mercury.

Moon Opposite Mercury Celebrities

Mary Tyler Moore 0°03′, Alexander Graham Bell 0°07′, George Chisholm 0°07′, Priscilla Presley 0°10′, Robert Watson-Watt 0°17′, Bil Tierney 0°18′, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 0°20′, Cindy Sherman 0°22′, Sam Simon 0°23′, Tina Turner 0°26′, Natalie Barney 0°33′, Michael Tyler 0°44′, Judy Garland 0°58′, Enrico Fermi 1°02′, Tracy Caulkins 1°14′, Charles Gounod 1°25′, Paul Foster Case 1°25′, Shawna Lenee 1°28′, Denton Welch 1°37′, Terence Rattigan 1°39′, Cecilia Bartoli 1°49′, Roseanne 1°52′, Princess Victoria of the UK 1°53′, Lady Bird Johnson 1°56′.